Mining Incidents

Cabazon Metal/Non-Metal

Robertson's · Surface
Cabazon, Riverside County, CA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0402774

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2009–2024
Latest incident
Aug 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
232
citations
83
significant & substantial
$70,323
proposed penalties
$64,074
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 10,703 1 0 93.4
2025 Q3 12,378 1 0 80.8
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 1 0
2024 Q3 13,842 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 13,851 1 0 72.2
2023 Q3 14,626 1 0 68.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2024 · 1 incident

August 12, 2024 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Robertson's · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner rolled R-ankle while walking from thickener to get parts for a maintenance project.

2022 · 2 incidents

November 5, 2022 CA · Metal/Non-Metal trespasser SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Robertson's · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Drug impaired trespasser entered mine and was throwing rocks at haul trucks from pit slope. Authorities were called, & when PD tried to coax them up out of pit, they chose to head down & tumbled approx 100' down slope wall to pit floor. They then got up and ran before collapsing. FD transported them offsite. Awaiting PD report.

March 25, 2022 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Robertson's · Fall down stairs

Slipped on shaker deck stairs trying to get more slack for welding lead, causing them to roll an ankle.

2020 · 2 incidents

January 17, 2020 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Robertson's · Struck against a moving object

Miner was operating haul truck and while being loaded a large boulder struck the inside of the bed jerking the haul truck and operator cab side to side. As a result, the miner in the haul truck cab reports headache, neck and back pain.

January 3, 2020 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Robertson's · Fall from machine

Miner attempted to access the side of the jaw crusher when EE slipped and fell injuring EE's left ankle. Fall protection was in use at the time and the injury resulted in a broken ankle and torn ligament.

2019 · 1 incident

February 1, 2019 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Miner was shoveling material and strained abdomen.

2018 · 3 incidents

October 25, 2018 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Robertson's · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was cutting a conveyor belt with a utility knife when the knife slipped cutting hand.

September 17, 2018 CA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Robertson's · Fall onto or against objects

Miner was removing belting from a conveyors return side. When miner went to exit conveyor frame they slipped stepping down and hit right ear, forearm and thigh on conveyor frame. Contusion to head with Avulsion of right ear, contusion with abrasion to right forearm and right thigh.

July 2, 2018 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Two miners were moving a bearing when one miner's fingers caught between the bearing and the stairs, causing crushing injuries to right middle and ring fingers and fracturing right middle finger.

2017 · 1 incident

May 15, 2017 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Robertson's · Fall from machine

Miner was inspecting the train before loading. Miner was dismounting off of a piece of equipment when an article of clothing got caught causing the miner to fall. Miner received a cut to elbow and a bruised hip.

2016 · 2 incidents

November 7, 2016 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was Inspecting and cleaning the train load out area. Miner had pain in left knee was hard to walk, stand, or kneel that night at home.

August 23, 2016 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner was shoveling material and aggravated mid and lower back.

2015 · 1 incident

May 29, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner was changing rollers on a conveyor and felt something in his back. The next morning he really felt it. Miner has muscle strain/spasm in his back

2009 · 1 incident

January 14, 2009 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Robertson's · Struck against a moving object

Injured was helping on a project to fix an electrical problem and needed the man lift to reach. The area he drove equipment down was loose dirt and rather steep. He turned it too tight and lost traction thus sliding and making an abrupt stop on a dirt bank up against the gravity take up guard, throwing him around inside the basket.